Outer Coffin of Hor, from Akhmim (Panopolis) (Primary Title)
Outer Sacrophagus of Hor (Alternate Title)
Unknown (Artist)
This sarcophagus dates to Dynasty 27, when Egypt was ruled as part of the Persian Empire. Its form, including a vaulted lid with a post at each corner, represents the tomb of Osiris. A model of this type of sarcophagus in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has birds on each post and a sculpted, reclining jackal on the lid.
Dynasty 27
Late Period (664-332 BC)
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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